Brutal War: Jungle Fighting in Papua New Guinea, 1942

by James Jay Carafano

In 1942, US and Australian forces waged a brutal war against the Japanese in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Plunged into a primitive, hostile world in which their modes of battle seemed out of place and time, they fought, suffered, hated, starved, and killed in muck and mud. James Carafano's vivid history brings this all to life. Ranging from detailed descriptions of specific battles to accounts of the fates of prisoners and the crucial role played...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626379424
• ISBN13: 9781626379428
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 283 Pages